Exam practice Unit 9 (A) No Mai Po Development (Part 1)

The text is a/an ______________.

• formal email

• letter to the editor

• argumentative essay

• story

Which phrase/ idiom can show that the writer was completely shocked when she heard the news about Mai Po construction?

• drawn up

• high-rise blocks

• my blood ran cold

• rubber stamp them

What does it mean by 'to rubber-stamp something' ? (line 12)

(More than 1 answer)

• to grant the right to do something

• to approve something

• to deny something

• to stop something from progressing

What is the writer's attitude towards the Mai Po Development plans when she says 'I am putting my foot down!'? (line 14)

(More than 1 answer)

• She holds strongly negative views towards it

• She objects the plan

• She has a mild objection

• She doesn't have a clear stance

If the kind of bird is coming to Mai Po from other countries, we call them migratory, but when it is originating where it is found, we call it __________________.

• precious

• indigenous

• eventually

When you want to hit against your friend, you can also say that you want to ___________ _____ him. This sounds less violent but is pretty much the same as 'to hit'.

• rejected outright

• impinge on

• radically revised

• strolling through

What are some possible replacements for 'enough'?

• sufficient

• ample

• liberty

• cut corners

Which of the followings are the same in meaning?

• cutting-edge

• cut corners

• state-of-the-art

• advanced

In paragraph 2, why did the writer say that 'Hong Kong will eventually become little more than a concrete jungle'?

(More than 1 answer)

• There will be much less or even no more migratory and indigenous birds

• An area of Mai Po is deprived

• It is robbing our children of the profit they could originally earn

Which phrase means that 'the future is dark and hopeless'?

• eco-friendly

• a concrete jungle

• be painted in shades of grey

• robbing of their inheritance